Police Blotter: Dec. 5

December 04, 2012

Gaylord City Police

Rear-end crash

on West Main Street

• Emily Lamb, 18, Gaylord, was traveling westbound on West Main Street about 60 feet east of West Street around 12:55 p.m. Nov. 26 when her 1997 Nissan was struck by a 1994 Honda driven by Nicholas Kreitner, 18, Gaylord.

According to reports, Lamb had stopped when her vehicle was rear-ended by Kreitner.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

2-vehicle crash

on South Court Avenue

• Lorraine Meiser, 78, Gaylord, was traveling southbound on South Court Avenue near West Main Street around 10 a.m. Nov. 21 when her 2001 Chevy was struck by a Hummer driven by Danielle Davis, 39, Gaylord.

According to reports, Davis backed her vehicle into Meiser’s.

Meiser’s vehicle sustained minor damage, while Davis’ sustained no visible damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.

Vehicles collide

on South Otsego Avenue

• Tammy Socolvitch, 31, Gaylord, was traveling southbound on South Otsego Avenue about 15 feet north of West Fifth Street around 11:24 a.m. Nov. 28 when the 2005 Dodge van she was driving collided with a 2009 Dodge driven by John Hetfield, 40, Grayling.

Reports state a third vehicle in the northbound lane was stopped, waiting to make a left turn. Socolvitch came up behind that vehicle and decided to go around it. In the southbound lane, Hetfield made a left turn as Socolvitch was passing and the two vehicles struck.

• Collin Wheeler, 20, Walled Lake, was traveling northbound on I-75 about a half mile south of Old State Road in Otsego Lake Township around 3:30 p.m. Nov. 23 when he lost control of his 1994 Ford pickup and overturned.

According to reports, Wheeler’s vehicle ran off the roadway on the left side during snow and blowing snow conditions and overturned in the median.

The vehicle sustained significant damage. No injuries were reported.

He was cited for violation of basic speed laws.

Vehicle slides

off I-75

• Kevin Daugherty, 48, Commerce Township, was traveling northbound on I-75 about 200 feet south of Old State Road in Otsego Lake Township around 3:45 p.m. Nov. 23 when he lost control of his 2007 Cadillac SRX.

According to reports, Daugherty lost control during snow and blowing snow conditions. His vehicle slid off the right side of the roadway and into the ditch, coming to rest facing southward.

The vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported.

No citations were issued, but Daugherty was warned to slow down.

Road run-off

on M-32

• Amanda Wooten, 26, Atlanta, was traveling eastbound on M-32 East about a half mile east of Douglas Lake Road in Charlton Township around 1 p.m. Nov. 24 when her 2006 Buick Lucerne ran off the roadway.

Reports state Wooten lost control of her vehicle on the slushy roadway and struck the ditch as she ran off the road.

The vehicle sustained minor damage. No injuries were reported.

Wooten was cited for violation of basic speed laws.

Vehicle run-off

on Krys Road

• Evan Hicks, 17, Gaylord, was traveling northbound on Krys Road about a half mile north of Woodcrest Drive in Bagley Township around 11:45 a.m. Nov. 25 when he lost control of the 1994 GMC Jimmy he was driving and ran off the road.

According to reports, Hicks lost control on the icy roadway and spun around 180 degrees. His vehicle ran off the roadway to the right, colliding with the ditch and overturning.

• Vence Poirier, 41, Vanderbilt, was eastbound on Sturgeon Valley Road about a mile east of Fontinalis Road in Corwith Township around 6:30 a.m. Nov. 25 when he lost control of his 2000 Chevy Blazer on the icy roadway and struck two other vehicles.

According to reports, Poirier spotted a vehicle in the ditch as he was traveling east. Another driver, parked on the westbound side of the road, had already stopped to render assistance. Attempting to stop, Poirier’s vehicle slid into the parked vehicle on the westbound side and then bounced off it, striking the vehicle in the ditch.

Reports state Poirier’s vehicle sustained significant damage, while the parked vehicle sustained moderate damage. No damage was reported for the vehicle in the ditch. No injuries were reported.

Poirier was cited for violation of basic speed laws.

Vehicle strikes tree

on Dixon Lake Road

• Katherine Houpt, 73, Gaylord, was traveling southbound on Dixon Lake Road about a half mile south of McCoy Road in Bagley Township around 1 p.m. Nov. 26 when the 2002 Subaru Forester she was driving ran off the roadway.

According to reports, Houpt lost control of her vehicle on the icy road, ran off the road and struck a tree.

Her vehicle sustained moderate damage. No injuries were reported. No citations were issued.